Attachment for shoe-brushes.



v J. E. KENKBL. ATTACHMENT FOR SH01: BRUSHES. i

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1912.

Patented May '27, 1913.

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JOI-IN E. KENKEL, 0F GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.

ATTACHMENT FOR SHOE-BRUSHES.

.K Application filed .Tune 1, 1912. Serial No. 700,932.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN E. KENKEL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Great Falls, in the county of Cascade and State of Montana, have invented a new and Improved Attachment for Shoe-Brushes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

It is aV design of my invention to provide a device attachable to the back of an ordinary shoe brush, and havingV provision for holding a box of polish and a dauber.

The invention furthermore has for a design to provide in a device of the character referred to a means for holding polish boxes of various sizes, in such a manner that the box will be securely held in place regardless of the position in which the brush is held.

It is also a design of my invention to provide for sustaining the box in position with its upper edge projecting above the top surface of the attachment to minimize the liability of the polish being smeared over the said surface.

The invention furthermore has for a design to provide a permanent cover applicable to various sizes of polish boxes, and so arranged as to swing from a position over the boxA to an opposite position against the top of the attachment.

A further design of my invention is to provide a novel form of spring-carrying member for the cover, so connected with'the cover that the latter will, accommodate itself to the box regardless of variations in the size of the box, and regardless of Whether the box has an even seat in t-he holder.

A design also of my invention is to provide a polish box cover having means whereby the polish may be maintained in a moist condition.

The distinguishing features of my invention, and the important structural elements characterizing the preferred embodiment which is illustratedas an example, will be more particularly explained in the specific description hereinafter to be given.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. f

Figure 1 is a plan view showing a practical embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on vaboutthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is av cross sectional view; Fig. 4 is a side elevation, with parts broken out, showing the invention embodied in a polisher, instead of constituting a separate attachment.

The several features of my attachment yare embodied in, or supported on a base 10, which desirably is of wood and oblong in general form to approximately conformto the back 11 of an ordinary shoe brush, which constitutes the polisher of the complete kit. The base 10 isk fo-rmed with a depression or pocket 12 in the top thereof, at one end, which in practice will ordinarily constitute the front end', and said pocket is of a size as large as the capacity of the base 10 will make feasible, in order to accommodate polish boxes of different sizes, one box being indicated by the numeral 13. The depth of the pocket 12 is-di'stinctly less than the depth of the ordinary polish boxes, in order that the upper edge o-f the box may project from the pocket above the top surface of the base 10, and thus lessen the liability of the polish being smeared over the surface of said base. In order to hold the Vbox firmly but removably in position, I

provide yielding means within the pocket to engage t-he box, the means being of such a character as to accommodate itself to the size of the box to be held. The holding means may consist of a curved plate spring 14 fastened at about its center by a screw 15 or the like, to the wall of the pocket 12, preferably at the back thereof.

The base 10 is provided with an arm 16, pivotally secured at its inner end to the base 10 as by a screw 17, and washers 18, so that said arm may swing around the screw 17. The arm 16 near its free end carries a depending box-cover 20, preferably in the-form of a concave-convex disk, the

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 1913.

connection between the arm and the cover preferably being effected by means of a knurled central handle `21 on-the cover, the shank 22 of which handle passes loosely through an eye in the arm, so that the cover may be capable of rotary movement as the largest size of box. To the under side of the cover there is applied a facing or lining 23, of felt or other absorbent material, said material serving to receive water, turpentine, or other fluid that will act to supply moisture to the polish. The obsorbent covering also acts as a packing to effect a. tight closure of the box by contact with the upper edge thereof, as will be readily understood. The arm 16 is of spring metal and exerts a pressure on the cover against the box, to hold the cover tightly in position, thereby preventing evaporation. The cover-carrying arm is adapted to be swung to either side from the position shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2, through 180 degrees to the rearward position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and will be held tightly against the top surface of the base 10 when the kit is being used and the cover is moved away from the polish box.

In order that any particles of polish adhering to the lining or facing 23 of the cover may not smear the top of the base 10 when the cover is swung to the dotted position, the said cover is formed with a downturned peripheral flange 24, forming a contacting edge below the absorbent lining, and as said edge does not come into contact with the polish box, it can carry no particles of polish to the surface of the base. The concave form of the disk contributes also to the cleanliness, as the lining 23 will contact with the box only on a single circular line.

Advantageously, the extreme outer end 16a of the arm 16 is slightly upturned, this form in practice increasing the convenience by which the arm may be grasped when being swung from one position to the other.

At the rear end there is a longitudinal pocket 26 that opens from the rear end of the base, and accommodates the handle 28 of a dauber 27, said handle and pocket being desirably tapered so that the handle closes the pocket; in any case, the handle is tapered near the outer end as at- 29, to form a stopper or clo-sure for the elongated pocket 26, and to hold the dauber in position when not in use.

The dauber preferably employed has a lateral arm or head 28a, provided with any approved felt brush or daubing element 281.

I may so locate the pocket for the dauber handle that when the handle is turned to dispose the members 28a, 28b sidewise, said elements will be within the outer surfaces of the brush back so as not t0 project except lengthwise of the brush back.

In practice, the cover having been swung` to the dotted position, as indicated in Fig. 1, said cover and its spring arm will not interfere with the convenient use of the complete kit in polishing with the b-rush 11,

as the spring will hold the cover tightly against the top surface of the base.

My complete attachment in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 3 maybe readily applied to the back of any ordinary brush by screws 30, and when the brush is worn out the attachment can be detached and affix-ed to a new brush, thereby again completing the kit comprising all the necessary appurtenances for applying the blaclring or polishing material and completing the operation of cleaning and polishing the shoe.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, my invention is embodied in the back of an ordinary polisher, having a facing 35 of felt. The regular back 11a of the brush or polisher has the pocket 26a formed therein below the longitudinal center of the back, to dispose the daubing element 281 of the dauber 28, within the front and back faces of the brush or polisher when the said element 26b is turned sidewise. The other described elements of my invention are the same as in the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 to 3, including the spring 16, the securing device 17, the cover 20, knob or handle 21, etc.

It is to be understood that the term brush as employed in this specification and in the claims is generic, and intended to cover any rubbing devices such as brushes and polishers, whether provided with bristles, felt, or other brushing or polishing media.

It will be understood that the minor mechanical features of the invention may be varied in practice; thus the screws 8O may be substituted by any other equivalent securing means, and other means may be employed for securing the arms 16 in place.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with the base having means adjacent to one end for receiving a polish box, of a resilient arm pivo-ted at one end to the said base, at a point between the ends of the latter, and a depending box cover carried on the said arm at its free end, the said arm being adapted to swing on its pivot to locate the box cover over the box-receiving means, and to swing to a position with the cover adjacent to the opposite end of the base from the said receiver, the resiliency of the arm tending to press the cover in the direction of the receiver so as to engage any box that may be therein, or against the surface of the base at the opposite end from the box, to retain the arm and cover in either position.

2. rIhe combination in a shoe brush, of a spring arm carried by the brush and pivotally attached to the back of the brush at a point between the ends thereof to swing laterally, means for holding a polish box in the said back o-f the, brush, and a cover carried by the said arm, and movable with said arm to a position over the box-holding means, or tov an opposite position at the other side of the pivot.

3. The combination with a brush, of means for holding a polish box at the back of a brush, a spring arm pivoted at. the back of the brush at a point between the ends, and a cover hung on the under side of said spring arm to freely rook thereon in any direction.

4:; The combinationVV with a brush, of means for holding a polish box at the back of a brush, a spring armv Apivoted at the back of the brush at a point between the ends to swing laterally, and a cover mounted on said spring arm to rock thereon in any` direction, saidy cover being concavoconvex. i

5. The combination with a supporting base, of a spring arm pivoted to said base at a point intermediate the ends, to swing laterally, said base having a depressed pocket to receive a polish box, and a cover hung at its center to the under side of said arm and provided with an absorbent Jfacing at its under side, the said cover having an annular yflange extending below the facing.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN E. KENKEL.

Witnesses W. J. BEECHER, H. E. RANDALL.

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